Chatanooga Choo Choo had the serial or tail number 40-698. It was transferred from India in July 1942. Its original RCL was #5, which she wore from July 15, 1942 to November 6, 1942. She flew 19 missions as #5
Following the creation of the 376th HBG in November 1942, her RCL was changed to #52. She flew 2 missions.
She was salvaged November 27, 1944.
Group Date A/C # and Mission Target Pilot
Mission # letter
1 22 7/15/1942 5 Benghazi Libya Willard Fountain
2 34 7/28/1942 5 Suda Bay Crete George Uhrich
3 36 7/30/1942 5 Suda Bay Crete Robert Paullin
4 37 8/ 1/1942 5 D Convoy Mediterranean Max Fennell
5 40 8/24/1942 5 D Tobruk Libya Norman Appold
6 44 9/ 3/1942 5 D Convoy Mediterranean Norman Appold
7 45 9/ 7/1942 5 Convoy Mediterranean Mark Mooty
8 46 9/ 9/1942 5 D Tobruk Libya Norman Appold
9 48 9/13/1942 5 Benghazi Libya Martin Walsh, Jr
10 49 9/16/1942 5 Benghazi Libya Homer Adams
11 50 9/22/1942 5 Benghazi Libya Norman Appold
12 51 9/27/1942 5 Benghazi Libya John Toomey
13 52 10/ 1/1942 5 Convoy Mediterranean James Sibert
14 55 10/11/1942 5 D Convoy Mediterranean John Toomey
15 60 10/20/1942 5 D Tobruk Libya John Medford
16 63 10/26/1942 5 D Convoy Mediterranean George McGuire
17 67 11/ 1/1942 5 D Maleme Crete Paul Long
18 69 11/ 4/1942 5 D Benghazi Libya William Dwyer
19 71 11/ 6/1942 5 D Benghazi Libya George Uhrich
20 78 11/26/1942 52 D Tripoli Libya Norman Appold
21 80 11/29/1942 52 P Tripoli Libya Jackson Clayton
The website 376bg.org is NOT our site nor is it our endowment fund.
At the 2017 reunion, the board approved the donation of our archives to the Briscoe Center for American History, located on the University of Texas - Austin campus.
Also, the board approved a $5,000 donation to add to Ed Clendenin's $20,000 donation in the memory of his father. Together, these funds begin an endowment for the preservation of the 376 archives.
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DATES: Sep 18-21, 2025
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